[cayugabirds-l] Seeking tagged Tree Swallow sightings!
Hello! My name is Teresa and I’m involved with an experiment at Cornell involving radio tagging Tree Swallows. Last summer we deployed a bunch of solar-powered tags on swallows. These special tags are designed so that we can study dispersal (a movement from one breeding site to another, or from a birthplace to a different site to breed). Because the tags use unlimited solar power instead of batteries that die within a few months, we can follow birds from one year to another. We want to answer a question that has been puzzling for many years: what causes a bird to decide to move somewhere else to breed? Soon we’ll be driving around the area with directional antennas searching for the tagged birds. But I also wanted to put out a request to all the birders in the area to let me know if you see a tagged Tree Swallow. It would help us a lot to have some pointers for where to start searching! How do you identify a radio tagged Tree Swallow? There are two things to look out for: 1) a pale orange patch on the rump. This is the tag itself, including the solar panel and the chip that produces the radio signal. 2) a thin metallic strand trailing several inches behind the bird’s tail. This is the antenna. It looks shiny in the sunlight. Some people have mistaken them for strands of fishing line. You may see both of these things, or you may only see one. When you’re close to a bird, it’s fairly easy to see the tag through binoculars. Even from a distance the orange tag on the rump may give the bird an odd pale-rumped appearance. So: if you’re out birding, or if you or a neighbor have a bunch of Tree Swallow or Bluebird nest boxes, please do keep an eye out for these tags and let me know if you see one! My email address is tm...@cornell.edu. Thanks, -Teresa -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Raptor inside campus building
There is a small raptor flying around inside of the Ramin Room in Bartels on campus. I haven't gotten a great look at it but it looks like a merlin. Since it's up in the rafters far above the open doors, I'm not sure whether it will be able to find its way out and I felt like I should let someone know (although I don't know how anyone could help it either). -Teresa (I am about to leave on a backpacking trip so I will not be able to respond to any follow up emails about this) Sent from my iPod -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Carcass identification-murder most foul
Maybe it was an aix murder. Whoever is re-sponsa-ble should be brought to justice. Okay that was really bad haha. Sorry. > On Jan 3, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Pete Marchetto wrote: > >> I think we should all duck and cover, as the raft of bad puns are taking >> over this thread. >> >> -Pete >> >> _ >> Pete Marchetto >> Engineering Physicist, CLO/BRP >> Grad Student, B&EE >> 1.607.254.6281 >> >> "Got a brand new shipment of electrical equipment, it's addressed to the >> bottom of the sea." -- Linnell and Flansburgh, 2007 >> >> On Jan 3, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Chris Pelkie >> wrote: >> >>> I don't think murder has been proven yet. Maybe it was suffering and >>> someone gave it the coop de gräce. >>> >>> ChrisP >>> >>> (OK, going to wash my hands now) >>> >>> >>> On Jan 3, 2013, at 13:35 , Caroline Manring wrote: >>> Has anyone made the revision of "Murder most fowl" yet? Sorry, sorry, I know. --English prof who can't help herself (Caroline) On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Meena Haribal wrote: Dave, I guess you have to prove that it was alive in 2013. So need to do accurate time of death on this bird even to count for the count week. Meena From: bounce-72555400-3493...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-72555400-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of nutter.d...@me.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 1:16 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Carcase identification-murder most foul I meant 2013. Even typing I'm not used to the new year. --Dave Nutter >>> >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
